1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
TRUNK (Fr. tronc, Lat. truncus, cut off, maimed), properly the main stem of a tree from which the branches spring, especially the stem when stripped of the branches; hence, in a transferred sense, the main part of a human or animal body without the head, arms or legs. It is from this last sense that the term " trunk-hose " is derived. These were part of the typical male costume of the i6th century, consisting of a pair of large puffed and slashed over-hose, reaching from the waist to the middle of the thigh, the le…
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